Gerg, just one thing in case of misunderstanding, I wasn't thinking about land ownership rights, just that a foreigner cannot have a house in his own name in LOS. As such any house purchase has to be via the company ownership route (majority 51% owned by Thai shareholders with - theoretically - few rights), or in the name of your partner. I was thinking of the latter case, ie if you buy in her name.
If you do this before marriage, then your partner has a very strong case in the event of a breakdown of the relationship, and I have seen examples of farangs being thrown out by their partners. The fact that the farang can prove he paid the entire purchase price can sometimes be an argument for recovering some funds, but it is a very difficult legal route and the odds are against you. To sum up, you are pretty much giving a property to your partner if you buy in her name before marriage,
If married before purchase, the farang can usually recover half of the property investment if things go wrong.
Best of luck!
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